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First modeling portfolio picture of a Tampa model on Tampa Bay Modeling. All portfolio photographs, unless otherwise noted, by C. A. Passinault, lead photographer for Aurora PhotoArts Tampa Photography and Design, as well as Director of Tampa Bay Modeling. C. A. Passinault is a top photographer, as well as a modeling expert.Second model photograph on Tampa Bay Modeling. Click on the image for an anecdote of the modeling shoot which produced this picture.In this third picture, you can see why the Tampa Bay area is one of the best in the world for modeling portfolio development work. Photograph by Tampa photographer C. A. Passinault.Image four of our online portfolio of another Tampa model. This photograph, if we are not mistaken, was taken on location in the Tampa Bay area. The best modeling portfolio photographs are location shots.This is another great picture. This is the fifth model photograph on Tampa Bay Modeling. Pictures featured in our thumbnail array may not be the same as those of models which are in our featured model section, but often, they are one and the same.Unmatched in any Florida modeling market. The quality of this image is excellent! Photograph by C. A. Passinault, our resident photographer and modeling expert.Another top Tampa model gets their look on. The best models can obtain a wide range of looks, as you can see when you look at other pictures of this model!Is it any wonder why more and more companies and art directors are booking independent models without going through an agency? Proof that you can be a professional model, with a lucrative career, without being dependent upon an agency to find and book modeling jobs!Another awesome photograph of a Tampa model by modeling photographer C. A. Passinault, lead photographer Aurora PhotoArts, and director of Tampa Bay Modeling.For modeling portfolio work in the Tampa Bay area, nothing beats location work. Studio photography is not nearly as cost effective, or appropriate, for modeling portfolio work.Keep in mind that this picture, for a modeling portfolio, was taken by a qualified modeling portfolio photographer, C. A. Passinault, for a specialized, professional market, which is modeling. A wedding photographer or a portrait studio will not be able to give models what they need for an effective modeling portfolio, as you have to know what you are doing!This is the 12th picture in our Tampa Bay Modeling online portfolio. Yet another Tampa model shows a marketable look in their portfolio. The best models are capable of the most looks, and are not locked into a single look!Agency model or independent model? It doesnt matter, anymore, especially in Tampa Bay. Professional models like this one can be booked without going through an agency, saving both the model and the job agency fees.Modeling portfolios need at least six looks, and by looks, we mean different looks. A composite cards needs at least five, on average, with a headshot on the front, and four different looks on the back of the comp card. This Tampa model is demonstrating a marketable look right now, in this photography. Picture by C. A. Passinault.
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Why model portfolio photographers charge high rates.

This is not a fashion capital, but yet many photographers try to charge New York rates in the Tampa Bay area or rates that approach commercial photography rates. We have seen many photographers outright scam models by charging high rates and lie about their experience and industry connections. These photographers will say or imply that they can get the model magazine print work if they have their portfolios done with them, and may even offer to "manage" them. Some of them go so far as to make up fake tear sheets or steal the work of other photographers and present it as their own.
Some photographers are just greedy, and some don't really know how much a fair rate for their work should be.
We are not saying that every photographer that is charging rates that are too high is unethical. It could be a warning sign of other things that are wrong. Sometimes, the laws of supply and demand come into play. If their work is low quality and useless for the professional model, the photographer may not be getting much work. In that case, the photographer will have to charge higher rates in order to make up for their small number of jobs. The few models that are sold are usually misled with false claims or promises that they never intend to keep. The model gets emotional and loses their objectivity, and they pay little attention to the actual work of the photographer and more to what they say. Either way, why should models pay for the inexperience or the unethical conduct of a photographer?
Be objective when you negotiate rates with any model photographer. Leave your emotions at home. Emotional decisions will cost you. As a consumer, or a buyer of the photographers services, you have the leverage to call the shots. You are their boss.
Photographers who promise a model future compensation to sway their decision to book services from them are unethical. Such promises should be made AFTER the model has booked and worked with them. Walk away from any photographer who tries to convince you to book their services with offers of jobs or managing your career. In Florida, it is against the law for a anyone to make money by booking a model into a job unless they have a model agency license. If they have a model agency license, it is against the law for them to make money from services that a model would buy such as portfolio photography. See the conflict? If the photographer cannot legally make money by booking models into jobs, then there is no incentive to do so and follow through on their promises. If a model wants to be managed, and the rational behind such a desire makes no sense in today's modeling industry of independence, then they should seek the services of a model and talent agency after they get their portfolio done.
A wise thing to do is to check the photographers references before you book them. Be safe. There are forms that you can take to the consultation which you can make the photographer sign, which will give you leverage in checking their references. The form that we are talking about is called a Photographer Reference ASA. You can get these forms for free from our friends at Independent Modeling, IndependentModeling.Com .

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